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Thread Number: 5477
It's Question Time - The 1-18 Has Finally Arrived.... |
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Post# 116179 , Reply# 1 3/19/2006 at 07:55 (6,609 days old) by jetcone  (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Angus
A) Remove the control panel: 1) Remove the two chrome screws on the front of the control panel 2) tip panel back 45 degrees then lift towards you and up. 3) Now tip panel back and reach in and disconnect the air pipe from the water level switch. 4) next using A soft touch push screw drivers agianst the nylon stops on the connector harness, wiggle back and forth and pull up to remove upper harness from machine top. Now you should be able to remove the controls completely from the machine. B) Remove machine top panel: 1) take a putty knife insert at front corners push in under top to release the two metal snaps at the front corners. 2) push front of top up JUST off snaps no higher! 3)Poke air pipe down through hole in top, pull top FORWRARD >>> then lift all the way up to free it from the nylon backstays. Now you should be looking at the sub top. You can completely remove it for cleaning if you are confident about removing the water inlet connectors and lint filter connectors OR you can just remove the 8 steel clamps around the edge and lift it up to clean underneath. I think WICA is a late machine but if you find that the clamps are the early stainless steel style you will have to remove them carefully as they will bend permanently and you will not be able to use them again as they won't hold the top down. In the early 70's Frigidaire replaced the SS clamps with green steel clamps which can come off and a 1,ooo times. I find SIMPLE Green really does a super job on all that gunk-on-plastic !! send pics! - | ||
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Post# 116182 , Reply# 2 3/19/2006 at 08:14 (6,609 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 116184 , Reply# 3 3/19/2006 at 08:16 (6,609 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Good point Gansky! | ||
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Post# 116185 , Reply# 4 3/19/2006 at 08:18 (6,609 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 116194 , Reply# 5 3/19/2006 at 08:43 (6,609 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 116207 , Reply# 6 3/19/2006 at 10:23 (6,609 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Ya don't need to take off the console,IIRC.Take the front panel off,and you'll see the 2 clips that need unsnapped.Push in on the clips,lift the front of the top off,and pull it towards you.The wiring will disconnect from below,the only problem will be the small hose for the water level.You can take off the back panel of the console to remove it. kennyGF | ||
| Post# 116229 , Reply# 8 3/19/2006 at 11:34 (6,609 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Angus, I am so happy for you!! Can't wait to see pictures of her. You know how I love those lighted consoles!!!! Terry | ||
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Post# 116233 , Reply# 9 3/19/2006 at 11:42 (6,609 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 116234 , Reply# 10 3/19/2006 at 11:44 (6,609 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 116246 , Reply# 11 3/19/2006 at 12:28 (6,609 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 116247 , Reply# 12 3/19/2006 at 12:36 (6,609 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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In fact today, I'm washing all my towels. I've done a couple of loads of them since Dec., but this is the first time I have them all dirty. I try to wait until they're all ready to wash so the wear is consisten, allbeit staggered dut to purchase time differences. Anyway, I'm now washing the towels that were done in Austin's 1/18 and they're all screaming "what the ...., where that much better towel washing machine?" IN fact, it's taking me 2 loads rather than the one big one. One at full water level and the other at 2/3 to 3/4.
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